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========  The Scout Report                                            ==
========  March 30, 2001                                            ====
========  Volume 7, Number 10                                     ======
======                                   Internet Scout Project ========
====                                    University of Wisconsin ========
==                              Department of Computer Sciences ========


==   I N   T H E   S C O U T   R E P O R T   T H I S   W E E K  ========



====== Subject Specific Reports ====
1.  Scout Report for Science & Engineering_

====== Research and Education ====
2.  Two on the Chemical Industry
3.  Three on Bay of Pigs/ Castro
4.  _Aid and Reform in Africa: Lessons from Ten Case Studies_ -- World Bank
5.  AMS Featured Reviews
6.  Bloomsbury Research Centre
7.  Korean Legal Research Resources on the Internet
8.  _Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States_ -- William
J. Clinton
9.  Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516
10. H-Disability

====== General Interest ====
11. _Women and Smoking - A Report of the Surgeon General 2001_
12. The George Oritz Collection
13. Pictures of the Year
14. The _New York Times_ -- College Times
15. openup2images
16. YourSky
17. Meeting God - Elements of Hindu Devotion
18. Planet Krulik

====== Network Tools ====
19. Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview
20. Windows Media Player 7 for Mac
21. Take Back the Net

====== In The News ====
22. McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Bill Poised for Passage


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====== Subject Specific Reports ====

1.  Scout Report for Science & Engineering_
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sci-eng/2001/se-010328.html

Volume 4, Number 15 of the _Scout Report for Science & Engineering_
is available. The In the News section annotates ten resources on acid
rain.



====== Research and Education ====

2.  Two on the Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry Archives -- EWG [.pdf]
http://www.chemicalindustryarchives.org/
Trade Secrets [.pdf, RealPlayer]
http://www.pbs.org/tradesecrets/

This week, PBS aired a disturbing two-hour special hosted by Bill
Moyers that explores the history of the chemical revolution of the
past 50 years and how companies have long sought to withhold
information from the public and their employees about the safety of
many substances. The program draws on a large collection of
previously secret industry documents unearthed during a ten-year
lawsuit by the family of a man who died from a rare brain cancer
after working at a vinyl-chloride plant. The family's lawyer
eventually charged all vinyl-chloride-producing companies with
conspiracy, and the discovery process brought to light hundreds of
thousands of pages of documents which reveal a closely planned and
well-executed campaign to limit regulation of toxic chemicals and the
liability of manufacturers and to withhold important health
information from all parties. A large selection of these internal
documents, over 37,000 pages, is now available for the first time at
the Chemical Industry Archives, created by the Environmental Working
Group. The site offers several essays on the archive and the
industry, including a selection of some egregious examples of
companies hiding or denying known health risks of their products. The
archive itself may be searched by keyword with several modifiers. The
documents are presented in .pdf format. This site is sure to become
an extremely important resource for health activists, journalists,
and the concerned public. The companion site to the PBS program
offers an overview of the film, interview transcripts, selected
documents in HTML and .pdf formats, chemical worker profiles and
videos, and a section on the 84 chemicals detected in Bill Moyers's
blood and urine. Visitors will also find features on industry
secrecy, regulation, money, and politics, as well as right-to-know
efforts and what people can do to help protect themselves. These are
enhanced by interactive features, documents, and links to related
resources. If you only have time to visit two sites this week, they
must be the Chemical Industry Archives and Trade Secrets. [MD]


3.  Three on Bay of Pigs/ Castro
Bay of Pigs Reports -- CIA
http://www.foia.ucia.gov/popdocs/bayofpigs.htm
Bay of Pigs: Forty Years After -- NSA [RealPlayer]
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/
Castro Speech Database
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/cuba/castro.html

Next month is the 40th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, and
this was marked last week by an extraordinary conference last week in
Havana which involved former officials of the Kennedy Administration,
the CIA, members of Brigade 2506, and Cuban government and military
officials. The anniversary has also seen the release of numerous
documents related to the ill-fated expedition. Over 1,000 pages of
these have been placed online by the CIA. The primary offering
consists of two volumes: the first contains the CIA Inspector
General's (IG) report on the invasion, and the second consists of
commentary on the IG report written by the Directorate of Plans (DP),
now known as the Directorate of Operations (DO). As the site notes,
"these two volumes are a rare side-by-side compilation of high-level
government self-evaluation of its own performance in an historic and
controversial event." In addition, the site includes over 750 related
documents, many of them multi-page. All of these are offered as
digitized page images of varying quality. Although it has not been
updated since the second day of the conference, the National Security
Archive's site on the Havana conference is a very useful resource,
with reports on the proceedings, a chronology, numerous declassified
documents, several audio recordings, and biographies of the members
of the US delegation. Finally, for those interested in the political
history of Cuba before and after the Bay of Pigs, lanic has placed
online a database "containing the full text of English translations
of speeches, interviews, and press conferences by Fidel Castro, based
upon the public domain records of the Foreign Broadcast Information
Service (FBIS)." The database contains speeches from 1959 to 1996 and
may be searched by numerous modifiers or browsed by year. The
speeches are offered in plain text format only. [MD]


4.  _Aid and Reform in Africa: Lessons from Ten Case Studies_ --
World Bank [.pdf]
http://www.worldbank.org/research/aid/africa/release/aid.htm

Released on March 28, this new World Bank report investigates the
impact of development aid on economic policy in ten African
countries. Among the findings is the discovery that in nations where
political leaders are not committed to reform, aid can actually
hinder development by insulating these countries from the need to
adopt reforms. The report also concludes that using "conditionality"
to force reforms has largely failed and that, by and large,
successful economic policies and reforms have been developed
domestically by committed political leaders rather than introduced
from the outside. Users may download the full text of this 696-page
report by chapter in .pdf format at the World Bank site. [MD]


5.  AMS Featured Reviews [.dvi, .pdf, PostScript]
http://www.ams.org/msnhtml/featured-reviews/

The American Mathematical Society's MathSciNet now presents Featured
Reviews from _Mathematical Reviews_ online. "Since its founding in
1940, _Mathematical Reviews_ (_MR_) has aimed to serve researchers
and scholars in the mathematical sciences by providing timely
information on articles and books that contain new contributions to
mathematical research," state the editors. The purpose of the
Featured Reviews page is to assist researchers in accessing the most
outstanding reviews without having to wade through the thousands of
reviews that are posted to _MR_ online each month. The editors state
that the Featured Reviews "...will cover some of the very best papers
published in mathematics, identified by the _MR_ editors with the
advice of distinguished outside mathematicians as being especially
important in one or more of the areas covered by _MR_. The reviewers
for these papers are asked to set the paper in context, perhaps with
some historical background, state the main results of the paper,
outline (in not too technical a fashion) the main new ideas in the
paper and include their evaluation of the paper." Each four- to
six-paragraph-long review, available in HTML, .dvi, .ps, or .pdf
format, gives the reviewer's name and the full article citation,
hyperlinked when possible. This should prove to be a valuable Web
resource for academic mathematicians. [HCS]


6.  Bloomsbury Research Centre
http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/ARC/arc_home.asp

Provided by Bloomsburymagazine.com, this site offers a free online
database of reference books, containing some 17,000 cross-referenced
entries. The titles indexed include _Biographical Quotations_,
_Dictionary of English Literature_, _Good Word Guide_, and _Guide to
Art_, among others. Users may search the database by keyword or
browse by title. Initial returns include a short excerpt and source
citation which links to the full entry. This site is a handy resource
and a good adjunct to the free reference works at Bartleby.com (last
reviewed in the March 16, 2001 _Scout Report_). [MD]


7.  Korean Legal Research Resources on the Internet
http://www.siu.edu/offices/lawlib/koreanlaw/

Created by Heija B. Ryoo, Director of Library Systems and Technical
Services at the School of Law Library, Southern Illinois University,
this site offers a thorough overview of the South Korean legal system
accompanied by numerous links to official sites, primary documents,
and other authoritative resources. These are arranged under three
major headings on a no-nonsense single page. Please be aware that the
information provided for each link varies and that many of the sites
require the appropriate plug-in for reading Korean characters, though
this is noted by the site. [MD]


8.  _Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States_ -- William
J. Clinton [.pdf]
http://www.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/photoidx.html
Search Page
http://www.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/srchpaps.html

The Government Printing Office recently added Vol. 1 (January-June
1999) to its online collection of President Clinton's public papers,
which are papers and speeches of the President issued by the Office
of the Press Secretary. Users may access documents from the latest
and previous releases via a keyword search engine at the search page.
The full-text documents are offered in HTML and .pdf formats along
with a summary. The index page includes tables of contents, documents
listed by name and subject, document categories lists, and
photographic portfolios for each volume since 1993. [MD]


9.  Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516
http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/gazweb2.html

Compiled by Dr. Samantha Letters and hosted by the Institute for
Historical Research (IHR), this site contains the first comprehensive
national survey of markets and fairs in medieval England and Wales.
At present, full information is available for eleven counties, with
new additions planned throughout the year. The entries may be browsed
by country or place name, and a glossary, list of abbreviations, and
description of methodology and sources are provided. Users are
encouraged to read the introduction and instructions on reading the
entries before they begin, or else they might not be able to decipher
the contents. This unique resource will undoubtedly be warmly
welcomed by scholars of medieval history and literature. [MD]


10. H-Disability
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~disabil/

This new H-Net discussion network will serve as a "scholarly
discussion group that explores the multitude of historical issues
surrounding the experience and phenomenon of 'disability.'" As with
most H-Net discussion groups, participants are expected to share
ideas, syllabi, and information on conferences, publications, and
archives. Subscription information and discussion logs are available
at the URL above. [MD]



====== General Interest ====

11. _Women and Smoking - A Report of the Surgeon General 2001_ [.pdf,
RealPlayer]
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr_forwomen.htm

Released on Tuesday to considerable comment from the media, this new
report from the US Surgeon General reveals that smoking has become a
leading killer of American women in just two generations. Women now
account for 39 percent of the country's smoking-related deaths, more
than doubling the proportion of 1965. While the rate of adult women
smokers has not changed much, that of teenaged girls has increased in
the past ten years. In addition, the report finds a direct link
between education levels and smoking -- women who have not completed
high school are nearly three times more likely to smoke than those
who have some postgraduate education. Users can read the full text of
the report, along with a summary, fact sheets, and related materials
at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) site. [MD]


12. The George Oritz Collection [QuickTime, .mpg]
http://www.georgeortiz.com/aasite/index.html

This site is an online version of a travelling exhibit of the unique
private collection of George Oritz, who has been gathering Greek,
Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other artifacts for some 42 years. At the
site, visitors can view the full collection (280 pieces), along with
catalog entries for each piece, as well as 20 key works presented in
3D via QuickTime VR. The collection is browsed by 36 geographic
sections (Near East, Greek World, China, etc.), some of which are
further divided by type of artifact. Each entry links to the full
catalog description and a larger image. Also included at the site are
a glossary and some video clips from a television interview of Oritz.
[MD]


13. Pictures of the Year
http://www.poy.org/58/

One of the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism competitions,
Pictures of the Year was established 58 years ago by a University of
Missouri-Columbia photojournalism professor. This year's overall
winners will be announced on April 19, but in the meantime, readers
can view the winning photos and those that received the Award of
Excellence in the three major categories: Newspaper, Magazine, and
General. These images were selected from over 32,000 entries, and
they run the full gamut of subject matter and emotion. Visitors will
find images that are amusing, inspiring, beautiful, and
heartbreaking. Highly recommended and well worth a visit. [MD]


14. The _New York Times_ -- College Times
http://www.nytimes.com/college/index.html

Launched yesterday, this new section from the _New York Times_ (free
registration required) is aimed at both college students and faculty
members. At the site, visitors can browse recent news stories
organized by over 200 academic disciplines and sign up to receive
free email alerts when new articles related to their interests are
published. In addition, there are two special sections, one for
students and one for faculty. The students section includes recent
news from colleges and universities, book and film reviews, and a
weekly feature. The faculty area proffers curriculum guides on using
the newspaper in their courses, faculty and education news, and links
to related content of interest elsewhere on the site. A modest
resource, but worth a look. [MD]


15. openup2images
http://www.openup2images.com/
Less Graphical Entry
http://www.openup2images.com/index.asp

openup2images is a London-based online image bank that catalogs
photos related to contemporary music and youth culture. The images
are for sale and digitally watermarked, but anyone with an interest
in youth culture may enjoy browsing the site. The database can be
keyword searched or browsed via terms selected from the index. The
images are offered as thumbnails in groups of six, which link to a
larger image. A new additions sections is also provided. [MD]


16. YourSky
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/

One of many educational pages devised by entrepreneur and programmer
John Walker, YourSky is a virtual planetarium. Visitors to the site
can use the Sky Map to produce astronomical maps by entering time and
date, viewpoint, and observing location (latitude/longitude and
ascension/declination). The Virtual Telescope helps you to track
comets and asteroids, and Horizon Views returns views of the stars
above the horizon as seen from a specified observing site at a given
date and time. If you aren't sure of the exact map coordinates of the
city sky you desire to view, you can consult a hypertext list of
major cities around the world. Want to aim your telescope at a
certain planet or stellar body? There's a hypertext list of those,
too. Full explanations of map colors and symbols are provided, along
with links to related programs, a Sky screensaver, and more. [HCS]


17. Meeting God - Elements of Hindu Devotion
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/meetgod/hp.htm

This new online exhibit from the Huntington Archive showcases a
selection of photos featured in two museum exhibits and a book of the
same name. The site consists of approximately seventy-five images
arranged in eight sections. These include Morning Prayers, Household
Worship, Processional Images, and Vows and Healing, among others. The
images themselves are offered as large thumbnails in a left-hand
frame which produce a full-sized image accompanied by a brief
description in the main frame. [MD]


18. Planet Krulik [RealPlayer, QuickTime]
http://www.planetkrulik.com/index2.htm

Jeff Krulik is best-known for his 1986 fifteen-minute masterpiece,
_Heavy Metal Parking Lot_, which he produced with John Heyn and which
subsequently became one of the most widely distributed underground
videos of all time. For anyone who was a teenager or young adult in
the mid-1980s, this film will definitely bring back some memories, as
it perfectly and affectionately captures the essence of heavy metal
culture. Since 1986, Krulik has made a number of entertaining and
enlightening documentaries of varying lengths, which explore subjects
such as the crowd at a Neil Diamond concert (shot in the same parking
lot ten years later), an annual Goodwill book sale, Washington
Redskins fans after the 1988 Super Bowl victory, a Harry Potter
book-signing, and a cross-country drive with Ernest Borgnine, among
many others. Krulik's entire corpus is now available online for
viewing in RealPlayer and QuickTime formats. Please note two caveats.
First, some of the films contain strong language or are otherwise
unsuited for young viewers. Second, films in QuickTime tended to load
extremely slowly for us, although the film quality was superior to
RealPlayer versions. One part anthropological study, one part
tongue-in-cheek short documentary, and one part public access
program, these films should appeal to a range of mature viewers. [MD]



====== Network Tools ====

19. Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview [Windows 98, 2000, ME]
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/preview/

Microsoft has announced that a public preview of the latest version
of its browser is now available for download and evaluation. Users
should consult the system requirements page before downloading and
note that it is currently available only for Windows 98, 2000, and
ME. The Scout Project was not able to give this new browser a
run-through, but the site touts a number of new features, including a
new look and feel, personalized Explorer bars, an image toolbar,
automatic picture resizing, integrated MSN Messenger, and enhanced
privacy features. Download instructions are provided at the site. [MD]


20. Windows Media Player 7 for Mac
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/mac7.asp

On March 22, Microsoft announced the release of Windows Media Player
7 for Mac. While it has not yet fully displaced RealPlayer as the
standard streaming media player for the Web, Windows Media Player is
absolutely a must-have plug-in. Features of the newest version
include a new skin; local and streamed playback of .asf, .wma, .wmv,
.asx, .wmx, .wax, .wm, .wvx, and .mp3 extensions; multiple bit rates;
closed captioning; and intelligent streaming; among others. Mac users
will find system requirements and download instructions at the above
URL. [MD]


21. Take Back the Net
http://www.cnet.com/internet/0-3793-8-5181225-1.html

This concise but very helpful four-part guide from CNet can help
users cut down the never-ending flow of spam to their email in-boxes.
Topics covered include prevention, evasion, spam blocking services
and programs, and how to report offenders. A quick must-read for
anyone sick of receiving "exciting news" about weight-loss plans,
debt reduction services, or "hot stock tips." [MD]



====== In The News ====

22. McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Bill Poised for Passage
McCain-Feingold-Cochran Campaign Reform Bill
http://www.senate.gov/~mccain/cfrpage.htm
Campaign Finance Reform -- CRP
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/campaign.finance.asp
Campaign Finance Special Report -- _Washington Post_
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/campfin.htm
"Campaign Finance Bill Clears Senate Hurdle" -- _Los Angeles Times_
http://www.latimes.com/print/asection/20010330/t000027313.html
"US campaign finance 'set for overhaul'" -- BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1250000/1250833.stm
"Senate to check role of big money in politics" -- _Times of India_
http://www.timesofindia.com/today/30amrc6.htm
"A step toward reform" - _Boston Globe_
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/089/editorials/A_step_toward_reform+.shtml
"The Senate Steps Up" -- _Washington Post_
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14703-2001Mar29.html
Editorial cartoons -- Campaign Finance Reform
http://cagle.slate.msn.com/news/campaignfinance/mf1.asp

After two weeks of unusually open debate and hours of backroom
maneuvering, the Senate will vote on Monday on the most sweeping
overhaul of campaign finance law since 1976. Despite several ploys by
opponents, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) have
managed to keep their both their coalition and the bill largely
intact. The latest hurdle was passed yesterday, when the Senate voted
53 to 47 to reject an amendment that would have brought down the
whole bill if the Supreme Court found any portion unconstitutional.
The two major provisions of the bill are a complete ban on soft money
contributions to the national political parties from corporations,
labor unions, and wealthy individuals and restrictions on "issue ads"
run by labor unions and corporations within 30 days of a primary or
60 days of a general election. In a compromise move, the bill also
doubles the amount of hard money individuals may contribute to a
candidate in an election from $1,000 to $2,000 and increases the
total amount of direct donations allowed by individuals to candidates
and parties in a year from $25,000 to $37,500. In addition, hard
money limits are also raised for candidates facing self-financed
"millionaire opponents," and candidates are guaranteed discount rates
for television advertisements. The bill is widely expected to pass on
Monday, and then the Senate must wait for the House to pass a
parallel measure and then iron out the differences in committee. Even
opponents of the bill are now predicting that a measure will pass the
House and that the President will sign it despite his opposition to
several elements in the McCain-Feingold bill. After that, the bill
will be challenged in the courts by numerous parties and will almost
certainly end up in the US Supreme Court. Despite these pitfalls and
the fact that analysts and fund-raisers are already finding loopholes
and plotting strategies to skirt the restrictions, the bill must be
regarded as an important first step towards reforming the nation's
political campaign system.

Readers should begin with Senator's McCain's site at the US Senate,
which offers several news releases, a summary of the measure, and a
link to the full text of the bill. More detailed overviews are
available from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) and the
_Washington Post_. Additional coverage can be found at the _Los
Angeles Times_, the BBC, and the _Times of India_. Editorial pieces
have been placed online by the _Boston Globe_ and the _Washington
Post_, and users can view a large selection of editorial cartoons on
campaign finance at Daryl Cagle's cartoonists index. [MD]




======                        ======
==   Index for March 30, 2001     ==
======                        ======

1.  Scout Report for Science & Engineering_
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sci-eng/2001/se-010328.html

2.  Two on the Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry Archives -- EWG [.pdf]
http://www.chemicalindustryarchives.org/
Trade Secrets [.pdf, RealPlayer]
http://www.pbs.org/tradesecrets/

3.  Three on Bay of Pigs/ Castro
Bay of Pigs Reports -- CIA
http://www.foia.ucia.gov/popdocs/bayofpigs.htm
Bay of Pigs: Forty Years After -- NSA [RealPlayer]
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/
Castro Speech Database
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/cuba/castro.html

4.  _Aid and Reform in Africa: Lessons from Ten Case Studies_ --
World Bank [.pdf]
http://www.worldbank.org/research/aid/africa/release/aid.htm

5.  AMS Featured Reviews [.dvi, .pdf, PostScript]
http://www.ams.org/msnhtml/featured-reviews/

6.  Bloomsbury Research Centre
http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/ARC/arc_home.asp

7.  Korean Legal Research Resources on the Internet
http://www.siu.edu/offices/lawlib/koreanlaw/

8.  _Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States_ -- William
J. Clinton [.pdf]
http://www.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/photoidx.html
Search Page
http://www.gpo.gov/nara/pubpaps/srchpaps.html

9.  Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516
http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/gazweb2.html

10. H-Disability
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~disabil/

11. _Women and Smoking - A Report of the Surgeon General 2001_ [.pdf,
RealPlayer]
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr_forwomen.htm

12. The George Oritz Collection [QuickTime, .mpg]
http://www.georgeortiz.com/aasite/index.html

13. Pictures of the Year
http://www.poy.org/58/

14. The _New York Times_ -- College Times
http://www.nytimes.com/college/index.html

15. openup2images
http://www.openup2images.com/
Less Graphical Entry
http://www.openup2images.com/index.asp

16. YourSky
http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/

17. Meeting God - Elements of Hindu Devotion
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/meetgod/hp.htm

18. Planet Krulik [RealPlayer, QuickTime]
http://www.planetkrulik.com/index2.htm

19. Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview [Windows 98, 2000, ME]
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/preview/

20. Windows Media Player 7 for Mac
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/mac7.asp

21. Take Back the Net
http://www.cnet.com/internet/0-3793-8-5181225-1.html

22. McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Bill Poised for Passage
McCain-Feingold-Cochran Campaign Reform Bill
http://www.senate.gov/~mccain/cfrpage.htm
Campaign Finance Reform -- CRP
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/campaign.finance.asp
Campaign Finance Special Report -- _Washington Post_
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/campfin.htm
"Campaign Finance Bill Clears Senate Hurdle" -- _Los Angeles Times_
http://www.latimes.com/print/asection/20010330/t000027313.html
"US campaign finance 'set for overhaul'" -- BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1250000/1250833.stm
"Senate to check role of big money in politics" -- _Times of India_
http://www.timesofindia.com/today/30amrc6.htm
"A step toward reform" - _Boston Globe_
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/089/editorials/A_step_toward_reform+.shtml
"The Senate Steps Up" -- _Washington Post_
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14703-2001Mar29.html
Editorial cartoons -- Campaign Finance Reform
http://cagle.slate.msn.com/news/campaignfinance/mf1.asp



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